Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-09-23
EXCHANGE NOTES.


The Highland Recorder says: Highland
/ 8 one of the few sections where there IS
an abundant peach crop this year In
other localities, even in peach growing
sections, they are scarce and high. They
are selling at s. in staunton, whilc here
they have only brought 33i cents per
bushel
The Winchester Nccs says The severe
storm ON last Wednesday night was
particularly destructive in the Smith
noighborhood on Back Creek. The house
OF Mr.. NJ. N. Nyswanger was unroofed by
the high winds, and trees and fences we're
torn up and uprooted. We have heard OF
no one being killed or manned by the
storm.
The Winchester Leader says; At the
recent term of County Court, Algernon
Miller was indicted by the Grand Jury for
the murder Of Willard +. White. IL will
be rendered that one night last February
a band Of men undertook to break into
house on Timber Ridge, for the purpose,
it is said, Of taking Miller out and either
riding him on rail or treating him to a
dose of tar and feathers. when he shot the
leader, who proved TO be Willard +. White,
who was visiting in that section. The
trial has been set for next term OF court.
The Stanton indicator says; About
dusk Friday evening, four colored boys,
the Oldest not over twelve years, entered
the rear of Mr.. s. A. Wilson's variety store,
near the Opera House, while he was at the
front door, and carried off his tin cash
box containing over 500. Two got on
freight train at tho C.. & o. depot and
were discovered by the conductor near
Alton, lie saw them hiding some money
and knowing it was stolen, took IL from
them-$797O The boys afterwards made
their escape. The other two went to
Harrsonburg where they were arrested,
with "a, all that was left Of the 81 which
they claimed the other two had given
them. All four are in jail. Hardly a
week passes that some OF these little negro
thieves do not enter a store. A week ago
some of them robbed tile till Of w. b.
Wards meat store, on Main and Market
of SO.
The Sirasburg Nocs: The Warren
/ Springs property, situated about Six miles
+ from this place, and little more than one
mile from Watcrlick station on the Va.
Midland railroad was purchased last week
by Mr.. Chas. W Cullen, Of WASH ngion
City. The property consists of sixty-five
acres Of land and to this Mr. Cullen has
added twenty more acres by a subsequent
purchase. It's the intention Of the new
owner TO erect a number Of summer cot
tages on lots laid ont for that purpose,
severa, of which have already been sold.
The fine quality Of mineral water Oh the
place, and the charming scenory ~ which
it is surrounded is calculated to make 1t
one Of the most attractive summer resorts
in the Valley Mr. Cullen's fancy for fine
Thoroughbred stock is well known IN thus
community, and no doubt he willsurround
himself at Warren Springs with horses
and cattle Of the finest description. His
herd of sheep has been entered at the
Shenandoah County Fair, and will con
stitute one of tho leading attractions IN
that department.
The Warren Messenger says On satur-
day the 10th instant about ii o'clock
what might have been most appalling
accident occurred in the quarry Of Carson
g. Sons lime works. While Patrick st.
John and Charles Crudden, ir, were load
ing a hole 10 feet deep with dynamite, II
prematurely exploded, badly iniurng the
former and shaking the latter up right So
verely. The hole that was beng loaded
was at a distance of 80 feet from the
ground and both men were on q small
scaflold hung from the top Of the cliff
Had II not been that the dynamite wa
untampered or unpacked, 1t would have
/
en- colored men who were Immediately be
meath them. They had about nine pounds
of dynamite in the hole-the report car
be imagined the hearing Of both parties
Is much affected and II is feared Pat II
John will lose the sight Of one eye. TIT
only explanation Of the affair is that wheI
dynamite is made it is mixed with saw
dust or some other absorbent and is thel
rolled into sticks six inches long by on
and half inches in circumference thes
are packed in boxes, and il may be tina
while standing on the end the nitrogly
cerine soaked to one end, making it 0
such high percentage as TO render it dan
gerous il not most carefully handled. l
may have happened that such piece
this got, like all the rest, stuck in the hol
and would not stand the tampering nee
essary to get it to its place-thus the ex
plOsiOn.